Weekly Deal Updates - February 3, 2025
Deal Meeting Date
Feb 3, 2025
Sponsor
Pond AI
ISO Week
51
Number of Deals
2
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- 📰 Top News 📰
- 📈 Market Data 📉
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💰 New Deals 💰
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- Fantium €750K Pre-seed SAFE
FANtium is a marketplace for RWA in sports. Aiming to democratize sports investments, it provides a platform for Athletes/clubs/teams to list tokenized real-world assets, allowing fans and enthusiasts to enjoy a deeper level of engagement with their favorite sport.
- PAiT $1.6mm Private SAFT
PAiT is a user-friendly app designed to simplify everyone’s access to decentralized finance (DeFi), regardless of their experience with cryptocurrency. With a focus on security, automation, and rewards, PAiT aims to make crypto investing easy and safe, addressing common fears and complexities that often deter new users.
📰 Top Crypto News 📰
Here's the latest scoop from the blockchain, crypto, and Web3 world. 🚀🌐
- 📊 Bitcoin Dips Below $100,000; Memecoins Plummet as Market Responds to U.S. Tariffs - Bitcoin's price fell below the $100,000 mark, and memecoins saw substantial declines as the market reacted to new U.S. tariffs, highlighting the sensitivity of crypto markets to geopolitical developments.
- 📉 Amid Market Sell-Off Triggered by DeepSeek AI, Bitcoin Shows Resilience - Following a market sell-off initiated by DeepSeek AI, Bitcoin demonstrated resilience compared to traditional risk assets like large-cap tech stocks, underscoring its potential as a portfolio diversifier.
- 🏛️ Trump's Crypto Moves Could Upend the Public Payment Network - Custodia Bank CEO Caitlin Long suggests that recent crypto-related actions by the Trump administration could significantly disrupt traditional public payment networks, potentially leading to a reevaluation of existing financial infrastructures.
- 💬 U.S. Crypto Czar David Sacks Calls Bitcoin an 'Excellent Store of Value' - David Sacks, appointed as the White House's Crypto Czar, praised Bitcoin as an "excellent store of value," acknowledging its strength and potential as a leading cryptocurrency.
- 💼 SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Lays Out 10 Priorities for New Crypto Task Force - Peirce also urged crypto companies to be patient as the agency decides how to “disentangle” itself from litigation initiated under former Chair Gary Gensler.
- ⛓️ UBS Tests ZKSync's Layer-2 Tech, Showing Deeper TradFi Interest in Crypto - The Swiss banking giant, which has been experimenting with blockchain, tapped the layer-2 firm to test whether it could scale its current Key4 Gold program.
- 🎮 The Sandbox's Sébastien Borget on the Future of Web3 Gaming - Sébastien Borget, co-founder of The Sandbox, discusses how Asia is driving the next wave of Web3 innovation. He highlights the platform's growth, with over 6.3 million user accounts and significant engagement in recent events, emphasizing the importance of cultural localization and strategic partnerships in the region.
- 🎮 Ethereum Game Moonray to Launch on Xbox and PS5 - Moonray Studios announced that its Ethereum-based multiplayer battle arena game, Moonray, will be available on Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5 later this year. The move aims to reach a broader audience by bringing blockchain gaming to mainstream consoles.
- 📢 Coinbase Urges U.S. Regulators to Clear Path for Banks to Offer Crypto Services - Coinbase Global has renewed its call for U.S. banking regulators to clarify their stance on banks offering cryptocurrency services and forming partnerships with digital asset companies. This move aims to support the growth of the crypto sector by providing clearer regulatory guidance.
- ⚡ Avalanche Blockchain's December Upgrade Cut Usage Fees by 75% - Since the upgrade, the proof-of-stake blockchain's usage fees known as gas have averaged roughly 75% less than in the months beforehand, data from Flipside and Bitquery show. The number of transactions has increased by 38% to an average of 354,691 a day.
📈 Market Data 📉
DEX Weekly Transaction Volume by Chain
Top Cryptocurrencies
| Token | January 28, 2025 | February 4, 2025 | % Change |
| BTC | $101,313 | $98,118 | -3.2% |
| ETH | $3,076.49 | $2,740.38 | -10.9% |
| BNB | $661.63 | $573.60 | -13.3% |
| SOL | $226.89 | $207.42 | -8.6% |
| XRP | $3.06 | $2.54 | -17.0% |
Source: CoinGecko Closing Prices.
Significant Gainers and Losers
Criteria: 1) Volume (24h) > US$50,000; 2) Have gained or lost the most in the last 7 days.
- Active Gainers:
| Token | Price | % Price Change(7d) | Volume (24hr) |
| MANTRA (OM) | $5.94 | 31.55% | $320,399,931 |
| Hyperliquid (HYPE) | $25.83 | 13.80% | $296,600,939 |
| DeXe (DEXE) | $21.38 | 13.22% | $24,054,143 |
- Active Losers:
| Token | Price | % Price Change (7d) | Volume (24hr) |
| OFFICIAL TRUMP (TRUMP) | $17.95 | -34.22% | $2,300,331,303 |
| dogwifhat (WIF) | $0.8354 | -33.64% | $494,157,073 |
| Official Melania Meme (MELANIA) | $1.67 | -28.32% | $209,846,117 |
Source: CoinMarketCap as of February 4, 2025
Market Sentiment and Indicators
- Crypto Fear and Greed Index: During this period, the index value started at 72 (Greed), experienced a sharp decline midweek, and ended at 44 (Neutral). The index is recalculated daily, reflecting the emotional state of the market, which can influence trading behaviors.
Source: Crypto Fear and Greed Index
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